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Best High Schools in Zip Code 05491

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Top rankedVergennes Union High School10^th of 42 Vermont high schools

Summary:

The 05491 zip code is home to a single high school, Vergennes Union High School, which serves the Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54. This school has consistently ranked among the top 10 high schools in Vermont, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year and 5-star and 4-star ratings in the previous two years.

Vergennes Union High School's academic performance is strong, with proficiency rates in 9th grade VTCAP/ELA (50.88%) and VTCAP/Math (57.89%) exceeding the state average. The school's 11th grade VTCAP/Science proficiency rate (44.83%) is also slightly above the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.6, which likely contributes to its ability to provide personalized attention and support to students.

While the school has a moderate free/reduced lunch rate of 36.33%, indicating a mix of economic backgrounds among the student population, it appears to be well-resourced, with per-student spending of $12,144 for the 2018-2019 school year. Overall, Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 and Vergennes Union High School are delivering strong academic outcomes for their students and maintaining a consistently high level of performance within the state of Vermont.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)	VTCAP Mathematics (2025)	VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vergennes Union High School	Public	9-12	50 Monkton Road	Vergennes	05491	Addison County	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 877-2938	245	32	7.6	36.3%	220 (89.8%)	6 (2.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	71.4	10^th of 42 public high schools	76.2%		81.6	5^th of 47 public high schools	89.4%	5	50.9	57.9	44.8	$17,464	$673	$16,791

Cities Near Zip Code 05491

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vergennes	1.86 mi	5	47^th
Ferrisburgh	4.26 mi	2	44^th
Addison	4.44 mi	1
New Haven	6.27 mi	2
Middlebury	8.02 mi	9	34^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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